Table 2.
Parameter | All patients (n = 179) | Early group (n = 65) | Mid group (n = 71) | Late group (n = 43) | p |
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Lung involvement score (0–16) | 3.6 ± .3.5 | 4.6 ± 3.8 | 3.6 ± 3.5 | 2.2 ± 2.4 | .002 |
Number of lesions | 2.5 ± 1.7 | 2.9 ± 1.5 | 2.5 ± 1.7 | 1.7 ± 1.5 | .001 |
Mean diameter of greatest three lesions (cm) | 3.1 ± 3.2 | 3.9 ± 3.6 | 3.1 ± 3.2 | 1.8 ± 2.4 | .006 |
Note: Data are means ± SDs. Bold values denote statistical significance at the p < .05 level.